News Archive - February 2014

Go ON UK and the Tinder Foundation say Britain should aim to match Norway's rate of digital literacy. Britain must strive to match the level of digital literacy in Norway, according to the charities Go ON UK and the Tinder Foundation.The non-profit bodies this week launched a report entitled A Digital Nation by 2020, in which they called for industry, government and other charities to continue inves...

An MP in Cambridgeshire has welcomed the announcement his region will receive an extra Â£910,000 in broadband funding. An MP has welcomed an announcement that Cambridge will receive an extra £910,000 in funding fo...

A new exchange offering residents high-speed broadband has been switched on by the Prime Minister. Hundreds of residents in Alvescot, Oxfordshire, will benefit from faster internet download speeds af...

The first ever 5G research facility in the world has received backing from Chemring Technology Solutions. A technology company has announced its backing of the University of Surrey's 5G Information Cent...

Superfast Cornwall has claimed fibre optic broadband is helping small businesses across the county. Superfast Cornwall has claimed that its fibre optic broadband connection has allowed businesses acro...

Ed Vaizey has backed a new Scottish rural broadband programme that will allow 600k homes to access fibre optic broadband. Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has announced his backing for a new superfast broadband programme ...